Thursday, April 7, 2022
The Godfather, fifty years later
The Godfather, fifty years later: This March 24 marked fifty years since the release of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), a film that has garnered such praise since it first appeared in theaters that it hardly seems necessary to rehearse its countless and well-deserved accolades. It is undoubtedly one of those few cinematic works of art that film historians, critics, and the public universally recognize as among the greatest films of all time. What is perhaps most extraordinary is that The Godfather, Part II (1974) somehow managed to attain the same breathtaking pinnacle of aesthetic perfection when sequels are notoriously inferior to their predecessors.
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Bruce Willis Retires from Acting Due to Brain Condition
I'm a huge Bruce Willis fan. I've seen all his movies. Even the direct-to-DVD schlock he's been making in recent years. The last time Bruce did any real acting was in 2019's "Motherless Brooklyn." His last good starring role was 2017's "Once Upon A Time in Venice." Still, I can't resist watching a movie he's in. I've seen all 8 direct-to-DVD films he made in 2021 and I could tell something was wrong in the delivery of his lines. A sad ending to a stellar career.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Oscars: Ugly gowns, old faces, and bad behavior
Oscars: Ugly gowns, old faces, and bad behavior: Remember Cary Grant? Spencer Tracy? Fred Astaire? Clark Gable? Gene Tierney? Grace Kelly? Olivia de Havilland? Audrey Hepburn?
Hollywood and its Academy Awards ceremonies were once was amazingly elegant. Now, with the Oscars showing us Will Smith walking up on stage to punch announcer Chris Rock for making fun of his wife's bald head, they've become kind of wretched. The Oscars this year showed just how far the movie idols and their Hollywood juggernaut have fallen.
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Keanu Reeves is what every celebrity should be
Keanu Reeves is what every celebrity should be: It is a standing joke among those who know me that I have a mad crush on Keanu Reeves going back decades. What can I say? I like watching him on the screen. Lately, I've liked even more watching him in real life b...
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Recap of the Best Movies I Watched in 2021
I watch a lot of movies. Hundreds every year. I have my favorites but I also make an effort to watch new films. In 2021, I watched more than 150 new releases. Most were forgettable. Below is a list of the 35 films I really enjoyed and would watch again. No particular order. They're all good and worth a view.
The Unforgivable
Pig
Free Guy
Old Henry
Army of Thieves
Red Notice
My Salinger Year
Love Hard
The Protege
Encanto
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
The Water Man
The God Committee
Nobody
Gunpowder Milkshake
Palm Springs
Shadow In The Cloud
Cruella
SAS: Red Notice
Kate
The Vault
Land
Minari
The Father
News of the World
Songbird
Horizon Line
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Wild Mountain Thyme
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Freaky
Malcolm & Marie
The Dig
Love and Monsters
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